Gelder Landscape
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
0.9; 54.5; 6.4; 46.1
About this artwork
olieverf op paneel
Art Historical Context
**Gelder Landscape** (1818) by Hendrikus van de Sande Bakhuyzen is a serene oil-on-panel depiction of the Dutch countryside, measuring a compact 54.5 x 46.1 cm. Housed in the Rijksmuseum, intimate work captures the rolling landscapes of Gelderland, a region celebrated for its rivers, forests, and farmlands. Painted just three years after the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established following the Napoleonic Wars, it reflects a renewed national pride in the country's natural beauty during a time of political rebirth. Bakhuyzen (1795–1860), from a prominent family of Dutch artists in The Hague...